NBA and ABA Games Played on December 25, 1971

Dec 24, 1971 Dec 25, 1971 Dec 26, 1971

7 NBA Games

Buffalo	117	Final
Atlanta	140

	1	2	3	4
Buffalo	32	30	27	28
Atlanta	31	38	35	36

PTS	W. Bellamy-ATL	40

Boston	99	Final
Cincinnati	94

	1	2	3	4
Boston	36	20	19	24
Cincinnati	30	33	14	17

PTS	J. White-BOS	30
TRB	J. Fox-CIN	18

Milwaukee	118	Final
Detroit	120	OT

	1	2	3	4	OT
Milwaukee	27	24	30	23	14
Detroit	30	29	20	25	16

PTS	K. Abdul-Jabbar-MIL	38
TRB	B. Lanier-DET	21

Golden State	89	Final
New York	114

	1	2	3	4
Golden State	28	24	18	19
New York	25	27	31	31

PTS	W. Frazier-NYK	36
TRB	J. Lucas-NYK	18

Baltimore	117	Final
Philadelphia	114

	1	2	3	4
Baltimore	28	37	14	38
Philadelphia	30	26	33	25

PTS	B. Cunningham-PHI	29
TRB	W. Unseld-BAL	21

Seattle	86	Final
Phoenix	116

	1	2	3	4
Seattle	22	21	26	17
Phoenix	28	25	30	33

PTS	C. Hawkins-PHO	31
TRB	P. Silas-PHO	14

Chicago	109	Final
Portland	88

	1	2	3	4
Chicago	27	19	34	29
Portland	27	15	25	21

PTS	B. Love-CHI	26
TRB	D. Schlueter-POR	19

3 ABA Games

Carolina	102	Final
Memphis	110

	1	2	3	4
Carolina	14	32	24	32
Memphis	31	22	26	31

PTS	J. Caldwell-CAR	28
TRB	W. Davis-CAR	16

Indiana	129	Final
Utah	150

	1	2	3	4
Indiana	34	38	29	28
Utah	35	33	36	46

PTS	Z. Beaty-UTS	30
TRB	R. Robbins-UTS	15

Pittsburgh	126	Final
Virginia	133

	1	2	3	4
Pittsburgh	32	28	30	36
Virginia	44	27	29	33

PTS	C. Scott-VIR	38
TRB	J. Erving-VIR	16

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics*	24	12	.667	—	113.5	108.2
New York Knicks*	22	13	.629	1.5	107.9	101.5
Philadelphia 76ers	14	21	.400	9.5	110.8	115.3
Buffalo Braves	12	21	.364	10.5	102.8	110.2
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	13	21	.382	—	105.9	110.3
Atlanta Hawks*	12	23	.343	1.5	107.0	110.5
Cleveland Cavaliers	12	24	.333	2.0	101.9	108.8
Cincinnati Royals	10	24	.294	3.0	104.3	109.5

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	30	6	.833	—	114.4	101.3
Chicago Bulls*	24	10	.706	5.0	111.6	102.5
Phoenix Suns	20	16	.556	10.0	116.7	110.4
Detroit Pistons	14	22	.389	16.0	106.7	113.5
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	33	3	.917	—	121.8	108.1
Seattle SuperSonics	22	16	.579	12.0	106.8	105.2
Golden State Warriors*	18	18	.500	15.0	103.6	105.4
Houston Rockets	13	23	.361	20.0	106.3	110.8
Portland Trail Blazers	8	28	.222	25.0	107.0	118.4

Please note that teams tied in the standings are sorted by team name and no tiebreakers are being applied to these standings.